For the Last 20 years, SMUD has worked with the County of Sacramento collecting Christmas trees and turning them in to mulch to use later in the year on landscaping projects.

For the Last 20 years, SMUD has worked with the County of Sacramento collecting Christmas trees and turning them in to mulch to use later in the year on landscaping projects.

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Updated: 9:55 AM PST Dec 26, 2015

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WEBVTT I HAD NO IDEA. IF YOU HAVE A NATURAL TREE, IT'S PROBABLY GETTING VERY DRY. YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET RID OF IT SOON. WE HAVE MORE THE PROGRAM TO GET YOUR TREE A SECOND LIFE. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. LETICIA: WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY? >> WE OFFER A PROGRAM WE OFFER A PROGRAM WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR 20 YEARS. WE WORK WITH THE CITY. WE ARE RECYCLING CHRISTMAS TREES. TODAY, YOU CAN BRING YOUR TREE HERE. WE HAVE A FACILITY THAT IS AVAILABLE ON FRUIT RIDGE ROAD. YOU BRING YOUR TREE HERE AND WE RECYCLE IT INTO MULCH. IT'S USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY PEOPLE. LETICIA: CAN YOU KEEP THE MULCH? >> IT STAYS HERE. YOU CAN COME GET IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS THE 6000 BLOCK OF FOLSOM BOULEVARD. HE CAN PICK UP MULCH FOR YOUR LANDSCAPING. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. IT TAKES A WASTE PRODUCT AND KEEPS IT OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND IT TURNS IT INTO A RENEWABLE PRODUCT THAT CAN BE USED YEAR-ROUND. LETICIA: HOW TO YOU COME UP WITH THIS PROGRAM? WE SEE ALL OF THOSE TREES LITTERING THE STREETS. >> IT SMART. OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAME UP WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP CORE VALUE. ITS CENTRAL TO US TO KEEP THINGS OUT OF LANDFILLS. PERSONALLY, YOU SIT IN FRONT OF IT. YOU ENJOY IT WITH YOUR KIDS THEN YOU CHECK IT OUT ON THE SIDEWALK? IT DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT. IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO RECYCLE A TREE. IT GETS TO BE USED IN A PRODUCTIVE MANNER. LETICIA: THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THERE IS SMART LOCATION WHERE YOU CAN DROP YOUR TREE OFF.

SMUD program recycles Christmas trees

For the Last 20 years, SMUD has worked with the County of Sacramento collecting Christmas trees and turning them in to mulch to use later in the year on landscaping projects.